Download
Translate Files
search close
    https://lingvanex.com/translate/ Translate Text https://app.lingvanex.com/ Translate Files

    Quia (en. Quia)

    /kiˈa/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Conjunction used to introduce an explanation or cause.
    He didn't come, quia he was sick.
    No vino, quia estaba enfermo.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'quia', which means 'because'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    quia mala
    Because it's wrong.
    quia mala
    it's not that, quia
    It's not because, but rather that...
    no es que, quia
    tell me, quia
    Tell me because...
    dímelo quia

    Related Words

    causal
    That expresses a cause.
    causal
    explanation
    Clarification about the cause of something.
    explicación

    Slang Meanings

    To express a justification informally.
    I did it, quia I had to do it.
    Lo hice, quia tenía que hacerlo.
    Used to give a reason in a colloquial conversation.
    I don't like it, quia I don't understand it.
    No me gusta, quia no lo entiendo.